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Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers

If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a little prayer, a little study, a little service—every day—with...

The Greatest Victory

Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it all originates with your thinking. That is why it is so important to...

How to Practice Viveka

Viveka is the spiritual practice of discrimination—distinguishing between the real and unreal, the eternal and temporary, the Spiritual Presence and ego-identity. Here are some ways to put viveka into practice. See which of these resonates with you and supports you to...
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Yoga and Kabbalah

Sample from the Fall 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Prahaladan Mandelkorn Recently, Prahaladan Mandelkorn and Rabbi David Shneyer offered at Yogaville what may have been the first Yoga and Kabbalah workshop. Here are some themes from these overlapping...

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Dr. Yoga: Yoga for Health

Sample from the Winter 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Nirmala Heriza by Laura Sevika Douglass Nirmala Heriza, director of the Integral Yoga Center in Los Angeles, continuously works to spread the word on the transformational power inherent in...

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“Yoga Unveiled”: Meet the Filmmaker

Sample from the Winter 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine "Yoga Unveiled": Meet the Filmmaker An Interview with Gita Desai Gita Desai, the film's creator, whose parents are East Indian, was born in East Africa, Uganda. She immigrated to the USA in 1981 with her...

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Spreading Gratefulness One Light at a Time

Sample from the Spring 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Spreading Gratefulness One Light at a Time An Interview with Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB Br. David Steindl-Rast, Benedictine monk, has long been a close friend of Sri Gurudev and the Integral Yoga community....

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